Festive Friday!

Hi everyone!! Today is Festive Friday over at My Cricut Craft Room, and I signed up to make a project for today! At first I was kind of not sure what to make being that Christmas feels like it is so far away (when in reality it isn't...only 4 months and 6 days!) So after pulling out some Christmas paper, and a cricut cartridge, the ideas just started to flow!

Items used:

• Jolly Holidays Cricut Cartridge
• Patterned paper for card base 
• White, Black, Green and Red cardstock
• Silver Stickles
• ATG Adhesive
• Zig Adhesive 
• Action Wobble 
• Ribbon
• PBD sentiment stamp 
• Memento Ink

How To:

• I started by cutting my card base from the patterned paper. Before scoring the paper, it measures 6 x 12. After scored, the card measures 6 x 6.
• Next I cut the snowman and layers at 4 inches
• The "Happy Holidays" is cut at 2 inches as well as the layers
• After attaching all layers together using Zig adhesive, I attached the "Happy Holidays" to the bottom right corner of the card. I used an action wobble to attach the snowman. I then added the stickles to the saying to give it a little more color and sparkle.
• For the inside, I cut the tag from the same cartridge as the other cuts, and attached to the card with ATG adhesive. I stamped it with a sentiment from Pink by Design. 

Card Cupids Appreciation Blog Tour!

Welcome to the Card Cupids Appreciation Blog Tour!  

 If you have just hopped on the tour, please go to the first stop Card Cupids (www.cardcupids.org/blog).  If you have arrived from Amy then you are in the right place. Thanks for stopping by! 

Card Cupids mission is to provide encouragement and joy by sending Card Cuddle Care Packages to children who are facing difficult challenges in their young lives regardless of their economic background. Card Cupids believes that every child needs to know that they are loved. A stuffed animal to hold, along with cards that share a positive message can help lift the spirits of children that are faced with difficult challenges. Card Cupids collects handmade cards to be sent to children along with new stuffed animals, coloring books, activity books, crayons and markers. Card Cupids hopes to provide numerous Card Cuddle Care Packages to children in hospitals, foster care, homeless shelters as well as children facing difficulties.

Our Blog Tour theme today is Valentine’s projects for children.

I decided to use my sons valentines as my project! He has a party at daycare and we had a valentines swap for my moms group. :) 


Items used: 

• Wild Card cartridge
• Cricut 12x24 paper in Purple and green
• The Paper Studio bright pink 12 x 12 
• Adhesive (lots!)
• 3-d foam adhesive
• 5 1/2 x 8 inch white cardstock cards cut in the score line 
• Martha Stewart corner heart design punch
• Red Color Box ink
• "Happy Valentines Day" stamp ($1 from Michaels dollar bins) 

I started by using the my purple cricut 12 x 24 paper to cut 24 - 3 inch <Monsters> in the liner layer.
I then cut 24 - 3 inch faces in the icon layer using the cricut 12 x 24 inch paper cut down to 12 x 12. 
I also cut 24 flowers on the green paper at 3 inches on the layer +shift setting.
I then cut 24 - 3 inch flowers in pink, as well as 24 - 3inch hearts on the frame layer.
I cut the phrase "I like you" at 4 inches on the green paper. 


Here is my son helping me take the sayings off the cutting mat!

Once everything was cut out and off the cutting mats....

I cut the stems off the pink flowers in order to layer them onto the green stem. I used 2 foam dots to attach them to give some pop! 


I then attached the green face to the purple body using 4 foam dots...

And used one foam dot to attach the pink heart.

I then took my white cards that had been cut on the score line and punched the corners with my heart punch. 
I then attached the monster, flower, and "I like you" Phrase to my card. 

Then once all were assembled, I stamped the back side with "Happy Valentines Day"

I hope you enjoyed my project! 

Blog Candy time!!!

I am offering a $10 gift card to either www.pinkbydesignstore.com or http://www.peachykeenstamps.com/! The winner will choose what online store s/he would like it for and I will have it emailed to you!

1. To enter become a follower and leave me a comment!
2.  Like my facebook page and leave me a separate comment that you have done this! 

Each person can have up to 2 entries! 

I will use random.org on Tuesday, February 15th to pick a winner. Please make sure to leave a email address for me to contact the winner. :)  

Thanks for stopping by today! The secret word from my stop is Card.  Remember, to win the Blog Tour prize you have to email the secret sentences to info@cardcupids.org by 11:59 pm February 14 with subject: Blog Tour Prize.

Card Cupids is collecting handmade cards, new stuffed animals, coloring/activity books, crayons and markers for Absolutely Incredible Kids Day on March 15 as well as cards for Kate and Christopher and their siblings.  If you would like to donate handmade cards or care package items, please visit Card Cupids (www.cardcupids.org) for more information.

Now hop back on the tour bus to visit your next stop Jenn at www.scraphappensembellishit.blogspot.com. Come back and visit real soon!

Here is the list of blogs if you loose your way!

Card Cupids - www.cardcupids.org/blog
Stephanie - http://bzbcreates.blogspot.com
Radwa - http://stepstowalk.blogspot.com/
Jade - http://www.thescrapyardrose.com/ -
Christy - http://hobbyhopping.blogspot.com/
Angela - http://pumpkinbutts.blogspot.com/
Heather - http://franklintngirl.blogspot.com/
Janel - http://thescrappylifeofmine.blogspot.com/
Janet - http://paperhoot.blogspot.com/
Luisa - http://www.creativedesignsbyluisa.com/
Karen-  http://karenismyangel.blogspot.com/
Corina -  www.ScrapbookingInk.com
Sarah  -  http://plainandfancypapercrafts.blogspot.com/
Amy  - http://amycreates.blogspot.com/
** This is me! Samantha-  http://samanthascricutcreations.blogspot.com/
** This is your next stop! Jenn -  www.scraphappensembellishit.blogspot.com
Tameko - www.creatingmypeace.com
Saskia -  http://lusaro-snippers.blogspot.com
Janice -  http://stampingwithjanice.blogspot.com/
Diane-  http://DianesDigitalDesigns.Blogspot.com/

Anniversary Cards

Hi everyone! Sorry I have been MIA for a few days! It has been a little crazy around my house this week. I have not been able to get much crafting done, so I will post some pictures of some cards I made a few months ago for 2 different anniversary's. The first one was for our friends M &M (Megan and Mike). The celebrated their 2nd wedding anniversary in September! The second was for my In-Laws! They celebrated their 31st wedding anniversary in October. :)

Front of envelope

 Back of envelope

 Inside flap (showing envelope lining)

 Front of card :)

 Inside of card - I found the wording thank to my friend google!

Back of card - I love using this saying on the back of my cards. :) 

 Front of envelope

 Back of envelope

 Back of envelope with lining showing

 Front of card

Inside of card 

 

Back of card (again with the saying!) 

I hope that you have enjoyed these cards...I promise that I will have some new ones this weekend as I have some packages to get out in the mail that are just waiting on the cards to be completed!

Card Cupid Valentines Cards!

I finished up my cards today for Card Cupids Valentines Day collection. I made a total of 16 cards for them to send to kids in hospitals for Valentines Day. Here are a couple of pictures of them!

Envelopes!

 Cards...all 16 of them!

Also if you would like to enter the Valentines Day Card Challenge, they are giving away some really good blog candy! "The prize package consists of Cricut Fun Volume 2, 8 Pearl Pens, Mini Monogram Cricut Cartridge, 6 exclusive Card Cupids Digi Stamps and an exclusive Card Cupids Tote." Check it out! All the cards sent to them go to kids in hospitals to help cheer them up. :)  Card Cupids blog

Card Cupids Challenge

Today I made this card to enter into the Card Cupids challenge.

They posted a sketch that had to be followed, and this is what I came up with! Here is the inside of the card....

And here is the back.......

Birthday Cake Card

This card was made for my moms birthday in November. I used the Sweet Treats cartridge to cut it out. I had to improvise for the envelope as it is tall with the candle. I used <Invite-s> envelope from Wild Card, but when I changed the length of the envelope on Design Studio, I wasn't thinking about how it would affect the flaps that make the back of the envelope. To make a back that would close all the way, I trimmed the flaps that would overlap and used another solid piece of paper to attach them to. This worked out well!

My Cricut background and Just Becasue Card

I received my Cricut for my birthday in August 2010. I had wanted one for a few months and my wonderful husband and son had gotten it for me! I was so excited to open it up and start creating, but quickly realized I had no idea what I was doing! After playing around and just cutting out basic shapes in different sized just to see how it worked I decided to follow the direction in the "Wild Card" cartridge on how to make the "Just Because" Card. I have to say that I was very impressed on how it turned out! After making this card, I was hooked on making cards! 

Welcome!

Today while blog hopping I realized that I would like to start a blog that is dedicated to my crafts. I have been posting some of my card on my family blog, but realize that not everyone will want to read all about my family's happenings. Because of that...this blog was born! I will do my best to keep it up to date with what I am working on with my crafts!

Once I reach 100 followers I will host my first give away! So please refer your friends on over!